The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-15


most influential families of the city. A
lot has been secured. There are funds
on hand toward the erection of church
They have the ablest preacher in Michi-
gan to minister to them every two weeks
and with this array of excellent facts, il
any one can see cause for believing any
thing but excellent success awaits our
people here, he is blessed with far better
sight than we. To us it seems certain
that the future will bring with it strong
and influential church bearing our name
at Port Huron.
Liberty.
Our friends held their annual festival
some time since, and with good attend
ance, financial and social success, made
the heart of their pastor warm with those
feelings which none but ministers thor
oughly know. at Christmas time loaded
tree OF presents greeted the Sunday
school, bountiful supper was served
and bright entertainment given. It is
scarcely necessary to add that the Liberty
people are earnest, active and successful.
Horton.
The church building has been thor
oughly repaired, and presents very sat-
isfactory appearance. 1t is a union
building, occupied by Universalists and
Methodists. In the renovation-we haz-
ard the statement-the Universalists did
their full share. 1t is way they always
have OF doing, and the rule is proved
without exceptions.
Concord.
The ladies have just emerged from the
come forth in their company. About
500 is the net, and multitudes of good
thoughts, and feeling of satisfaction go
hand in hand with the dollars and cents
A concert was given by the Sunday
school at Christmas, and a large and
loaded tree greeted old and young. The
prospects for an unusually successful
year for this parish during 1887 are very
promising. Br. Gibbs has control of the
three societies and is happy in his work
Personals.
Rev. DR.. Rexford had the leisure
of increasing his church mem bership to
goodly extent the first Sunday OF the
year.
-Br. A. G. Colegrove, OF Lombard,
preached two sermons at Hanover re-
Gently. He is recommended to Michigan
parishes by one of it's veteran ministers,
and will be in the field after June of the
present year.
Rev. Charles Fluhrer is again able to
command his pen. His amanuensis de-
serted him in the early days of his Attic
ton, because, it is claimed, he had work
enough for brace.
One of our ministers with his treas
urer waited on distinguished member OF
the bar-he is also an ex-Congressman
and ex-judge of the Empire State-recent-
ly and preached the subject of finances.
The legal brother had already given quite
literally, and intimated that after meet
ing the present demand and paying at
the beginning OF the year goodly sum,
if he were afflicted during the twelve
months with visit with similar intent,
he would throw said visitor down the
stairs. The minister replied that he
would accept the conditions and make
the visit if it proved necessary, disbeliev-
ing the ability of the advocate of the law
toso dispose of the champion of the Spirit.
The Judge said he would illustrate his
position in this way: Some years ago two
men got into dispute on the towpath of
the old Erie canal. Whereupon, one said
side. His opponent was ekeptical, and
wagers we're made. The thrower then
grabbed the victim and pitched him into
the murky water. The immersed one
climbed up the bank and demanded his
wager. "Hold on" said the thrower,
I'll not give up yet; no, not I. I'll stick
to it every day IN the year but that I
VIM The immersed one saw the point,
and so did the minister.
Father Mason is visiting his many
friends at Concord and Liberty. He
preached at these points years ago, and
is the founder Of both societies. Every
where he is received with open arms. II
is goodly sight, the aged veteran find
ing the declining sun no less kindly than
the rising in the long ago.
= Rev. L. Fl. Squires was severely
pounded by his people some time since.
The friends assembled at the Chapman
House and repaired in body to Br.
Squires's residence, each carrying pound
or more of provisions, from a package of
sugar to sack of -four. About one hun
bred were present The IL Industrial School
received donation from the Universalist